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Recognised as Colour

#D1CBDE

  • #D1CBDE
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#D1CBDE is a violet with RGB values 209, 203, 222 and HSL 259°, 22%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#D1CBDE#D1CBDE
HEX#D1CBDE
RGBrgb(209, 203, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.8196, 0.7961, 0.8706
RGB percentages82%, 79.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(258.9, 22.4%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.9, 8.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK5.9%, 8.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,749,214
CSS custom property--colour: #D1CBDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.31:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#2E3421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8CEDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9CEDDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#CFCDD1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 8.1Lavender · ΔE 9.4Light steelblue · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 10.5Silver · ΔE 11.4Gainsboro · ΔE 11.5
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DECB
Analogous#CBCEDE, #DBCBDE
Triadic#DED1CB, #CBDED1
Split complementary#DEDBCB, #CEDECB
Tetradic#DECBCE, #D8DECB, #CBDEDB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EDEAF2
Darker −10%#B5ACCA
Darker −20%#9A8DB6
Darker −30%#7E6DA3
Darker −40%#655687
More saturated +25%#CDC0E9
Less saturated −25%#D4D4D4

Channel breakdown

R209
G203
B222
Red209 (82%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue258.95°
Saturation (HSL)22.35%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D1 · G CB · B DE

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